Deodorant holder



July 4, 1933. H. J. BRoWNsTl-:IN l,916,357

DEODORANT HOLDER Filed May 15. 19151-- fZZ/@j- Hem J Broil/Hakim,

Patented July 4, 1933 faUNifrsn sfsy'rafrsis PATENT .crnica DEODORANT. IHOLDR l ,Application 1aed May 15,

servos not only as a container? foixf-the-de odorant but-as a strainer for refuse-aswell.

The holder is neat in 'appearancefis easyto refill, will not interfereatall vwith drainage,

vand will not clog up. The holderlis furthermore durable in constructionL and-inexpensive tomanufacture. `-1 By reason of `its *lo*Y cation at thedrain, thejholder willbekept 1 clean by thelushing d-evices ordinarily employed, and the objectionable odorswilllf'all `rie-eliminated at their source.

' /Vhile the foregoing statements `areindicativein a generall way of "the nature Vof "the invention, other 'objects and-advantagesfwill be apparent Iupon afull understanding of the construction, arrangement and function -f of the parts which makev .up the holder.

OneI-form of the'invention fispreSented herein kby way. of eXempliiCati-on, butit will of course be: Aappreciated `thatthe invention iscapable of' being incorporated vin--fother structurally` modified forms fcomingwequally within the scope vof the fappendedclaims.

Y Intheaccompanying'drawing:

i Fig. 1 is alperspectiveview fofarurinal 3@ quippedfwitlry the 'combinedistrainerwand deodorant holder of 'theinventiom Y Fig; 2 is a verticalfsectionithroughthe center. `of the holder;

.Fig' Sis aside view'of the variouspartszof the holder; showing the:samefin-'separated relation; and Y Fig.- 4 .is a plan `viewfofthe holder.

As: willi-be observed zin the fdrawing, :the holder vincludes a dome-like,"generallyfserni- :phericalrstrainer :cap l110 whichfis preferably provided with aA fiatirardiallyflangedfrimll. The cap y10 is carried by an openwork spider 12 which is enclosed by the cap and is adapted .tobeattached to .theusu'alldrain plate Li i3 in the bottom of the urinal.

The spider 12 is characterized by an upright center post 14 and by a plurality of radially extending arms 15 near the lower end of the post. The arms 15, which are preferably provided with upturned tips 16,

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seervetov support a-"specially shaped annular block 17'v of deodorizing or disinfecting material. vThe upper portion of the post 14 serves tocenter the blocken the spider, while the lower portion of the post below the arms serves to space the arms and consequently tlielfblock,` from the drain plate 13.

The spider 12 is attached to the drainplate 13 by meansof a threaded stud 1S, vwhich stud projects downwardlyA fromy the lower i end of the post- 14, extends through one of the peforations 19 in the drain plate and is held rigidly .againstY withdrawal: by means of a nutV4 20. Vhen attaching the spider 12, the drain plate 13-is5 disconnected from the urina1` by taking out the usual fastening screws 21. vAfter 'the spider has been at ta'chedf',r the drain plate-is replaced.

The cap 10 is detachably secured-tothe I spider 12-'by mea-ns of a screw 22 which `eX- tends downwardly through an aperture-"23 in the center of the top of the cap into a'thread-y ed'vbore 24 atthe top of the. post 141. 'The head of the screw 22 may be of ordinary construction, or itmayy be provided with ysome special tool-engaging formation, vsuch as a pair of'small holes 25, for coaction only with ya `specially designed tool whereby to prevent unauthorizedremoval."The cap 10 is drawn dowirti'glitly by the screw`22 into a position wherein thefrim `ll'ofthe cap is insnugcon` tiguousengagement with the margin of the drain plate 13, as clearly showninlf ig. 2.

The over-allV diameter rof the' cap is prefer- Y ably about the same as the diameterl of the L drain"v plate, `but iobviously may be either smaller or larger without sacrificing any-of the more important advantages of the inven The cap'lO'is provided inthe lower portion of' thesidc wall thereof withL alarge number of narrow Avertically extending drainage'slots 26,x which slots willV allow unrestricted'flow without permitting the passage of any refusevmatter such as cigarette butts, matches, etc. Above the narrow slots 26, near the top, the cap is provided with a relatively small number of wider slots 27, in the nature of iood outlets. These slots,

clearance between the side walls of the capV and the block and arms, any refuse which nds its way into the cap will be flushed A down through the same past the block and the spider and will leave through the kopenings 19 in the ldrain plate.

The device which forms the subject matter of the invention is very easy to install. lt is merely necessary to unscrew the drain plate 13 from the urinal, bolt down the spider 12 to the top of the drain plate, and then screw the drain plate back. over the drain. After this has been done, the block 17 of deodorizing orvothery material is fit-- ted down over the spider, as shown in Fig. 3, the cap 10 is placed over the spider and block, and the screw 22 is inserted, clamping the assembly togetherin the manner shown in Fig. 2.

After the block 17 has been completely volatilized, it may be replaced with a new block by merely backing off the screw 22 and lifting the cap 10. It is not necessary even to touch the device when refilling thesame, since the point of a screw driver or other tool may be inserted through one of the slots 28 in the upper portion of the cap to lift the same after the screw 22 has been backed off far enough to be disengaged from the post 14. n

By making the block 17 in the form of an annulus, it will sleeve over the center post 14 of the spider and will give a relatively large volatilizing surface which will remain substantially constant, since the inner surface will increase in area while the4 outer surface is decreasing in area. The block 17 is referred to herein as being made of a deodorizing material, but it may of course be made instead of a disinfecting material or of a combination of differently functioning materials, and the word deodorizing, appearing in certain of the following claims is intended to include within its meaning other differently functioning materials.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, an openworlr spider having an upright stem at its center and a plurality of fingers which radiate from a point just above the bott-om of the stem into widely separated relation to each other, which spider is adapted to receive a centrally apertured block of deodorizing material with the bottom of the block resting on the fingers', means for fastening the bottom of the stem to the drain plate of a urinal with the fingers in spaced relation to the drain plate, a removable strainer cap cupped over the spider with the rim of the cap in substantial abutment with the drain plate, which cap is provided with a large number of narrow vertically extending slots below the level of the fingers and is provided with a smaller number of much larger downwardly opening slots above the level of the fingers, and means at the center of the top of the cap for detachably securing the latter to the top of the stem of the spider.

2. In a device of the character described, an openwork spider having an upright stem at its center and a plurality of fingers which radiate from a point just above the bottom of the stem into widely separated relation to each other, which spider is adapted to receive a centrally apertured block of deodorizing material with thebottom of the block resting on the fingers, means for fastening the bottom of the stem to the drain plate of a urinal with the fingers in spaced relation to the drain plate, a removable strainer cap cupped over the spider with the rim of the cap in substantial abutment with the drain plate and with the sides of the cap in spaced relation to the extremities of the fingers, which cap is provided with a large number of narrow vertically eXtending slots below the level of the fingers and is provided with a smaller numberof much larger downwardly opening slots above the level of the fingers, and a screw passing down through an aperture in the center of the top of. the cap into a threaded bore in the center of the top of the stem for detachably securing the cap to the spider.

3. In a device of the character described, a cup-shaped housing provided with a fiat outturned rim for attachment over a drain opening, and an openwork support within the housing above the rim for holding deodorant material, said housing being provided in the top thereof above the deodorant support with a number of large downwardly directed openings and being provided in the side walls thereofA below said support with a relatively large number of narrow vertically elongated slots, which slots start substantially at the base of the rim and ext-end upwardly in the side walls as far as the support, whereby to form in effect a closely arranged "vertical strip enclosure for the chamber present in the housing below the deodorant support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HENRY J. BROWNSTEIN. 

